Biak Monarch

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Biak Monarch is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Biak Monarch (Monarcha brehmii) is a species of bird in the Monarchidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Monarcha brehmii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. More

Fruit-Dove and Red-fronted Lorikeet, while Biak Monarch was considered out of reach. The first afternoon we satisfied our eagerness to see the beautiful Paradise-Kingfisher, which seemed fairly common and quite easily attracted by tape. Further along the road stunning Claret-breasted Fruit-Doves and lovely Moustached Treeswifts attracted our attention. Also notable were five Pacific Golden Plovers (four adults and one juvenile) on a stony field. Long-tailed Starling was an abundant species and just before a rain storm our first Red Lories passed by. More